New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-04-06
LITERARY NOTES.

The growing taste in this country for books OF
serous value is shown in the fact that Mr. stedman
Poets OF America has gone iuto Its fifth editlon
The thirteenth edition of the "Victorian f9ets
accompanied by the supplementary portion wmcn me nc
ia now preparing will be brought out at the emu Oh 'ne
year.
COMPLETE collection of Lincoin's speeches, state
papers public letters and private correspondence nas
t.an made nv Messrs Hav and Nicolay and will be
published in from three to five octave volumes by
fhe Century Company. They will be sold apart
fre the editors Life OF Lincoln.
Mr. Coventry Patmore has permitted the Cassells to
issue a. the seventeen volume OF their National
Library, a complete edition OF his Angel In the
House."
The late Anne Gilchrst noted in her diary the fact
sb,t CARLYLE. meaning to say something pleasant to
Mr.. Browning about the Ring and the Book re-
marked 1T is o wonderful. book, one OF the most
wonderful poems ever written reread it all through
all made out of an Old Bailey story, that nignt
haze been told in lines and only wants forget
ting"
OF the Tennyson Of the years before he became
lord Mrs. Glchrist said that he Alikes and adinres
the Queen personally mach and enjoys conversation
with her. Mrs. Tennyson generally goes too ana SAYS
the Queens manner toward him is childlike and
charming. and they both give their opinions freely,
even when these differ from the Queens" The Queens
chldlike manner was perhaps called out by It's pres
ence in the poet himself for it wa. sort OF child
like glce" comfortable cheerful ocoseness that Mrs.
Glchrist especially marked in HIM. " hen he ceases
TO sell as a poet" she records his saying, he shall
start the TennysOn biscuit. an invention OF Mrs LIS,
which he considers surprisingly excellent"
new illustrated edition of George Eliots works is
announced by Estes g. Lanriat 1t is TO be printed
from new plates on handsome paper and the drawings
will he contributed by number OF mellknown
American artists including w. H. Low, +. Delman
and w. st. John Harper. The edition is to be in
twelve olumcs and. in cloth, will cost $2l in halt
calf or halt morocco $4J
AIN Blossom Time." very pretty little collection
of spriug poems drawn from sources and neatly
bound ia rough white covers. has been published by
A. ID. +. Randolph & Co.. They have brought out
ALSO in the same style, d" Garden Grah,' volume of
prose uorazing by S. +. Smiley. Equally appropri.
ate for Easter gifts their two little volumes OF
verse Easter Lilies ~ and Heartsease."
Two Easter leaflets presented this year bS D.
Lothrop Il Co. One is Miss Katharine Lee Batess
poem Sunshine" the other is collection OF Bible
texts by Mrs. Fairchild. They are daintiy printed
and illustrated.
The edition of SCOTS novels which is being
brought out by the j. b. Lippiucott Company in con-
neotion with A. & c. Black, of Edinburgh, is now
nearly complete. The volumes are OF a convenient
size and are printed in excellenty clear and comfort
able type. If the oldfashioned illustrations had
been omitted it would have been 10 the benefit OF the
volumes but in spite of that blemish it is remark
ably good edition. OF reasonable price for home reading